If they were smart, L.A. would just take over the whole damn festival. It would be a win-win for everyone.

There's a good chance that the Sunset Junction Festival won't be happening next weekend. It seems this morning, the city's Board of Public Works denied the festival the proper permits to allow the staging in Silver Lake. Three hours of back-and-forth could not convince the board to vote in favor of allowing organizers to have a permit without paying the $140,000 requested by the city for municipal services such as police protection.